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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 50 together. Diplomatic relations between States, and the exchange of Ambassadors and diplomatic staff among States, are addressed by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 (VCDR), as transposed into Irish law by the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967. Under Article 9 of the VCDR, the receiving State may at any time and without...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications are currently being processed within the normal turnaround time of 8 months from receipt of supporting documents. Applications which require further supporting documents will take longer to process. Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, is a detailed and complex process, often involving official documentation relating to three generations and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 53, 54 and 58 together. Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic clearance is subject to strict conditions, including that the aircraft is unarmed; that it carries no...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: As set out in the updated Asia Pacific Strategy, which I launched at the Global Ireland Summit on 24 September, the Government is committed to strengthening Ireland’s relations with Australia, building on existing close political, economic and people-to-people ties. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney T.D., visited Australia for St Patrick's Day this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56, 57 and 67 together. My Department is aware of the case and is providing extensive consular assistance to the citizen's family. As I am sure you will appreciate, Deputy, it is not possible for us to comment further as it would not be helpful to do so.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Programme for Government states that the Government will “honour our commitment to recognise the State of Palestine as part of a lasting settlement of the conflict, or in advance of that, when we believe doing so will progress efforts to reach a two-State solution or protect the integrity of Palestinian territory”. As I have said previously, the absence of progress...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs has remained in very regular phone contact with a number of Irish citizens in Gaza. Let me assure you that we have been providing extensive consular assistance and will continue to do so. There are many thousands of foreign and dual nationals and immediate dependents in Gaza who are seeking to leave. The departures are being managed country by country on a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I have had regular engagements with my EU counterparts since the beginning of the current crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Immediately following Hamas’s attack, I attended an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council on 10 October, alongside my EU counterparts and the EU High Representative, Josep Borrell to discuss the ongoing violence on the ground in Israel...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The return of large numbers of Afghan refugees from Pakistan is placing a considerable strain on what is already a very fragile humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and is placing many vulnerable persons, including women and girls, in a precarious situation. Pakistan has long been a global example of refugee protection stewardship and Ireland calls on it to preserve this decades-long...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Vaccination Programme (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to personnel deploying to mission overseas, the Defence Forces still require the primary schedule of Covid-19 vaccinations for all personnel due to deploy. However, the Defence Forces have confirmed that the mandatory booster is no longer required for personnel who are (i) under 50 years of age, (ii) not immunocompromised and (iii) do not have a medical condition that puts...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Minister for Defence has been advised by the Defence Forces authorities that they were not involved in any activity in the Knockfierna Hill area on 14 October 2023. The Defence Forces indicated to the Minister that a local airsoft club regularly use the area on weekends.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The report of the Independent Review Group established to examine dignity and equality issues in the Defence Forceswas published on 28 March 2023. The Government agreed to progress the recommendations contained in the Report, which included the establishment of a Statutory Inquiry to identify systemic failures, if any, in the complaints system, in order to ensure accountability and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together. The report of the Independent Review Group established to examine dignity and equality issues in the Defence Forceswas published on 28 March 2023. The Government agreed to progress the recommendations contained in the Report, which included the establishment of a Statutory Inquiry to identify systemic failures, if any, in the complaints...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (9 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic clearance is subject to strict conditions, with full respect for Ireland’s policy of military neutrality. The provision of diplomatic clearance to land...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (9 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic clearance is subject to strict conditions, with full respect for Ireland’s policy of military neutrality. It is the longstanding policy of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 868,000 passports to date this year and is meeting all of its target turnaround times. The Passport Online service offers Irish citizens the ability to apply online for their passport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a user-friendly, efficient service that consistently offers processing times up to 4 times faster than paper-based passport renewal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (8 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: On 27 October, the President of the General Assembly reconvened the tenth emergency special session of the General Assembly, following a request by Jordan and Mauritania in their respective capacities as Chair of the Arab Group and Chair of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation. This emergency special session was first convened in 1997 in accordance with Resolution 377(V) of 3 November...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (8 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: My priority as Minister for Defence is to ensure that the operational capability of the Defence Forces, including the Air Corps, is maintained to the greatest extent possible to enable them to carry out their roles as assigned by Government. Currently the Air Corps have twenty six (26) aircraft in service comprised of sixteen (16) fixed wing and ten (10) rotary wing aircraft. The fixed wing...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Defence Forces Infrastructure Development Plan (IDP) sets out a programme of project delivery for the years 2023 to 2027. The Programme reflects the complex environment in which the Defence Forces operate and the corresponding need for appropriate infrastructure to provide for accommodation and training of personnel, maintenance and storage of equipment for land, sea and airborne...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (7 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign Affairs has remained in very regular phone contact with a number of Irish citizens in Gaza, including the family in question. Let me assure you that we have been providing extensive consular assistance and will continue to do so. We are engaging with local authorities and with EU and international partners to support Irish citizens to exit from Gaza when that...